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NDLEA arrests suspects over failed drug smuggling attempt into Ondo prison

Daily Dispatch January 15, 2026

Operatives of the Ondo State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have foiled an attempt to smuggle illicit drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Akure. The interception occurred during a routine gate search, where correctional officers discovered about four grams of

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AFRICOM delegation reaffirms support for NDLEA in fight against drug trafficking

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2026

A high-level delegation from the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of stronger cooperation and continued technical support as efforts intensify to curb illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria and the wider region. The delegation met on Tuesday with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brigadier

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80-year-old ex-convict arrested as NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs in full body mannequins

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2026

. Dispatch rider, others nabbed; tons of illicit drugs recovered in raids across Edo, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Taraba, Niger, Oyo Barely three years after he was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to two years imprisonment for dealing in illicit drugs, an 80-year-old grandpa Jeremiah Isaiah Nkanta has again been nabbed by operatives of the National Drug […]

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NDLEA intercepts drugs hidden in coffee sachets

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

…Detains 22 Indians Over Cocaine Shipment The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a major breakthrough in its nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking, intercepting illicit substances concealed in coffee sachets and arresting 22 Indian nationals linked to a large cocaine seizure at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. Operatives of the agency intercepted

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NDLEA nabs ex-convict, three others over cocaine hidden in liquid starch bound for UK

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a previously convicted drug trafficker and three accomplices after intercepting a consignment of cocaine concealed in sealed sachets of liquid starch meant for export to the United Kingdom through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. According to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of

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Female drug kingpin arrested in Lagos with 23.5kg cocaine stashed children’s room

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2025

Twenty months after a cocaine trafficking cartel led by a couple: Toheebat Dauda and Lookman Dauda was smashed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with multi-billion-naira worth of illicit drug recovered, another leader of the syndicate Shodunke Simbiat who went underground since May 2024 has been nabbed in her Lagos home […]